inoperable

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈɒpərəbl/
🔊/ɪnˈɑːpərəbl/
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  1. (of an illness, especially cancer疾病,尤指癌) not able to be cured by a medical operation手术无法治愈的
    • an inoperable brain tumour不能手术治疗的脑瘤
  2. (formal) that cannot be used or made to work; not practical无法使用的;不能实行的;不实用的
    • The policy was thought to be inoperable.这项政策被认为行不通。🔊🔊
    • The fire rendered the port inoperable.大火使港口无法运转。
  3. opposite operable